Loon Study - Cooperators and Partners

Kevin P. Kenow is serving as the USGS Project Officer. He is responsible for PTT transmitter and Argos data procurement, surgical implantation of transmitters, management and interpretation of transmitter location data, preparation of co-authored publications and GIS products, and miscellaneous technical support

2003-2005 Data - New York, Maine & New Hampshire

• Adirondack Cooperative Loon Program
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
• Wildlife Conservation Society
• BioDiversity Research Instititute
• Audubon International
• Loon Preservation Committee
• FPL Energy
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

1998 Data - Wisconsin and Minnesota

Dr. Michael Meyer, Wisconsin DNR, was the State Principal Contact, coordinated the project, supervised and implemented Wisconsin field activities, and provided miscellaneous technical assistance.

Jeffery Hines, Minnesota DNR, provided field assistance, technical support, and coordinated Minnesota-related activities.

State biologists were responsible for locating candidate loons for surgery, providing technical/logistical support during capture and surgery, and collecting time-activity budgets of marked loons.

David Evers, Biodiversity, Inc., (under contractual agreement with states) provided technical support, assisted with state coordination of the project, supervised capture of loons, and oversaw behavioral monitoring.